Religion

This is one of those clickable dealies that loads the full-frame shot in a separate page. There, you can read its name is "St. Peter's Catholic Church Kahaluu."

Seeking more about this cool little church, a short hike from Kona Isle on Ali'i Drive in Kona, a Yahoo! search turns up:

No. 1 result. A link to a bunch of eBay kerfuffle. Figures.

Next, though, a link to David Sessions' nice collection of travel photos on Worldisround.com from a March, 2004 Hawaii, Big Island trip that includes his own shot of the church. For a nice relaxing desktop journey to the Big Island and a tourist's eye view of "daily driving trips to resorts, state and national parks, and other scenic areas," the index link starts here. Mahalo for sharing, David.

An obits page from a 2000 edition of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin follows. The modest place of worship is a popular services spot. Not hard to figure out why. The sunset shot by MLP above is worth a thousand words.

Photographer Jan Kaulins' page contains some info on the "little blue church" along with a nicely framed shot. The church, overlooking Kahalu'u Bay, was built in 1889 and its doors never close. This house of God contains less than a dozen wood pews and modest altar.

Go inside around sunrise or sunset, and take in the etched glass window at the back of St. Peter by the sea.